Kinel Explained

En Name:Kinel
Ru Name:Кинель
Coordinates:53.2222°N 50.6333°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Kinel (Samara oblast).png
Federal Subject:Samara Oblast
Adm City Jur:city of federal subject significance of Kinel
Adm Ctr Of1:Kinelsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:city of oblast significance of Kinel
Inhabloc Cat:City
Urban Okrug Jur:Kinel Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of1:Kinel Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of2:Kinelsky Municipal District
Leader Name:Chihirev Vladimir Alexandrovich
Pop 2010Census:34491
Established Date:1837
Current Cat Date:1944

Kinel (Russian: Кине́ль) is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Kinel River near its confluence with the Samara River, 41km (25miles) east of Samara. Population:

History

It was founded in 1837. In 1877, during the construction of the Samara–Orenburg railroad, the railway station of Kinel was built nearby. The station became a junction by 1888. In 1944, Kinel was granted city status.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kinel serves as the administrative center of Kinelsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with two urban-type settlements, incorporated separately as the city of federal subject significance of Kinel—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Kinel is incorporated as Kinel Urban Okrug.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Charter of Samara Oblast
  2. Law #189-GD